title: Bis[μ-2,5-bis-(pyridin-2-yl)-1,3,4-thia-diazole-κ(4) N (2),N (3):N (4),N (5)]bis-[(nitrato-κO)silver(I)] tetra-hydrate.
abstract: The self-assembly of an angular 2,5-bis-(pyridin-2-yl)-1,3,4-thia-diazole ligand (L) with silver nitrate (AgNO3) produced a new dinuclear silver(I) coordination complex, [Ag2(C12H8N4S)2(NO3)2]·4H2O, which crystallizes with two Ag atoms bridged by two L ligands. The Ag atom is surrounded by four N atoms of L and by one O from the nitrate anion defining a distorted square pyramid. The atoms comprising the dication are nearly coplanar, with an r.m.s. deviation of 0.1997 Å. Mol-ecules are linked by C-H⋯O and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds through nitrate anions and water mol-ecules, forming a two-dimensional porous network. The overall structure involves stacking of Ag complex layers along the b axis. The cohesion in the three-dimensional architecture is ensured by O⋯Ag inter-actions.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination et d'Analytique (LCCA), Faculté des Sciences, Université Chouaib Doukkali, BP 20, M-24000 El Jadida, Morocco.
authors.forename: Abdelhakim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laachir
authors.forename: Fouad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bentiss
authors.forename: Salaheddine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guesmi
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saadi
authors.forename: Lahcen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: El Ammari